Hi guys, I have just finished Sociology Optional Paper 1
About to start paper 2 in a day or two
Looking for people who want to finish it together in next 1.5-2 months with PYQs based answer writing
Preferably from ORN/Patel Nagar :)
Same as above, and does anyone have any additional notes or value-addition material that could help improve answer quality and give an extra edge in the exam?
Thank you in advance 🙏🏻
Daily going through syllabus of socio and anthro and both are new to me as my background is from science, how shall I decide about my preference as time is ticking away and I need to get to decision soon, kindly suggest me better..
Was going through some previous year questions today and realised that half the time I am not even solving them, I am discovering things I had never heard of before.
The more PYQs I go through the more I realise how difficult it is to actually predict what UPSC can ask.
Guys I don’t want to be explicitly political here but let’s discuss it as social phenomena. Why people are turning away from the political party which almost captured almost entire country? Is it excessive divisive politics or degradation of social and political institutions which is causing downfall of the biggest party of the country? Kindly enlighten me but don’t be excessive political, tell me only sociological angle.
I have been studying sociology at Sleepy Classes done with paper 1. Now starting paper 2. I am planning 2027 attempt. We can form a group to share answers and evaluate.
Background ->
Top 7 IIT Graduate
Working at Big4 as a Business Analyst
I’m starting Sociology answer-writing practice and planning to write 5 questions every day. I’m looking for an accountability partner, and we can exchange answers.
I was looking to do masters in sociology from ignou since I will anyways be reading it for my optional, I came across this one year masters programme start by ignou.
I reached it a bit more and it seems it is eligible on UGC NET as well since I have a 4 year undergraduate degree (Physics research).
What I am confused about is if I will be able to pursue an assistant professor role with this one year masters programme? Or I’ll have to face academic friction from the state universities bcz of lack of their coordination with UGC and lazy application of NEP.
Can anyone here help me with this? Thanks
Do i have to go through Nishat sir's Sociology foundational course NOW
and then when nearing the exam do i have to take his crash course cum test series or just test series?
OR
Can i go with Pranay sir foundation NOW and then LATER Nishat sir crash course cum test series
Can not watch a movie without analysing ideology.
Can not see an advertisement without thinking about consumerism.
Can not enjoy a meme without wondering what it says about society.
I just wanted to study Sociology for UPSC.
Have studied P2 last year from nitin sangwan and made notes from it along with toppers notes but now i feel those notes are very generic and scattered, now i have 2 options:
i need to complete this in 40 days at max cz iske baad AW bhi krni hai
When we have no one in our memory to criticize any thinker.
Karl Marx: U can use my ideology to criticize anyone 😎
I started reading about sociological thinkers, but I was able to understand only indologists views abit and understanding other western thinkers is coming out tough for me. Can u suggest any videos where I can learn about them in easy way?
I have seen quite a few people here and on other subReddits taking the initiative to form small groups for answer evaluation and accountability.
For those who have actually been part of such a group, how effective was it in practice?
Did it genuinely help you stay consistent and improve your answers or did the group become inactive after a few weeks?
Also curious about the evaluation part was peer feedback actually useful, or did you feel you needed a mentor to properly identify mistakes?
Would appreciate honest experiences